Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-14

| Ing MS regular dues.
! On motion all visiting delegates from
other bodies were invited to seats on the
floor.
The reading of Col. Simpsons paper on
refrigeration was made the special order
OF the day st 80 O'Clock to-day.
After the collection Of dues the conyen-
| ton sdj burned until p. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention met promptly at p. M.
| The committee On constitution and by
laws was ordered to prepare plan for
reorganization in accordance with the
resolution OF this morning and report to-
III rrow morning. This was followed By
/ the report of the committee on public
lands, who recommended substantially
Ethe platform of the Democratic party on
| this question.
The order of the day having arrived,
i Col. J. B. Simpsons speech on
REFRIGERATION IN TEXAS
was called tor. There was some manaU-
vering, and an attempt 10 have Col.
Simpsons speech again postponed, but
the members were GrXlous 10 hear shout
this subject, and sisted upon it at once.
| Col. Simpson Was introduced and spoke
at length upon the various elements Of
| the enterprise, concluding with 6 strong
argument il favor of Dallas as the local
| ity. Col. Simpsons address was able
and mastery, and clearly proves that
Refrigeration in Texas is feasible, vii! ply
and that ample capital car be command
ed. Maj. j. 9. Hutcheson followed with
an equally eloquent plea for Houston IS
the point of location, plainly showing the
advantages of Houston over Dallas in
point of railroad accommodation. HI5
speech is substantially SIS follows:
t. the Cattlemen's Association OF
Texas: Observation-Disclosures presents
the following advantages over a1y place
in Texas;
l. 4 large and cheap area for pastur-
sge, unbroken for forty miles and extend
ing to the veIy limits OF the city.
=. -Four living streams Of wafer which
never fail to provide against drouths il
summer.
3 Heavy bodies Cf timber on the east
to protect from cold il winter.
4. BgazJs river, Oyster creek and Tim
ity bolt )ms for ua-iur2me n winter, on
1no cultivated land Of waich sixty bush
el- Of corn grows to the acre: if grain be-
c ms necessary.
l.
{. Eleven railroads distributing il
twelve hours TO New Orleans, Galveston,
Ualiis, San Antonio, Fort Wor.b, 4 ast.a,
Waco sud I'll Texas cities.
I. We have water transportation on re-
fr!gerator barges 10 the deepest waters OF
the gulf right from our dOoIs, which no
Other place in the state offers.
Whilst the ab Ormal co dition Of the
Cattle trade may, ia part, De attributed to
the general decay end shrjnkGge # The
commerce of the "Orld, We must y. look
beyond the surface for the true cause ui
the dearlh OF the cattle commerce Of OuI
state.
Texas stock ra!sers can no longer look
to the cities of the great West as d
profitable market for their beef
J Tire Western states and territories are
nov formidable competitors with Texas
in producing cheap cattle. The vast prai
RES of Kansas, n oraska, Dakota, Mon,
taus, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona
and New Mexico, are magnificent pas
lures, and are now being fast filed with
cattle. II is from thence that Kansas
City, St. Louis, Chicago and other mar
kets obtain their princip-l supply. This
growth of competition has, ia the most
Of these states ami territories, stimulated
the enactment Of laws pFejgdicial 10 The
Texas cattle trade, which, together with
the powerful combinations OF Western
dealers aud packers, have brought about
d STATE OF affairs which so greatly de.
creased the value of Texas cattle.
This state Of Things, however, it may
be deplo-ed by the people OF TeG5s, Is
lia1Ia to Increase rather than diminish.
II is in great measure the natural result
Of natural causes Plainly, the cattle
rSisrrs and dealers of the West have COM
Dined for the purpose Of securing to
themselves the exclusive control OF what
they consider Their own markets. Ii
now bahooves the people OF Tex1s to de-
velUp home markets, by which our own
Industries can b. stimulated, ard the
ptof-s of our productions saved 10 oui
own people.
FORT WORTH's CLAIMS.
Fort Worth alsJ had brave charpionS
in discussing the location for this great
enterprise. There was much discussion
OF the subject. Resolution after resoiu-
ton was Introduced, objected 10, ana
tabled. Each point in the contest was
closely watched by the representatives. OF
the several cities. T. T. d. Andrews
msde stirring speech for Fort Wcrth,
which elected a storm OF ap-
pliuse spd merriment Several mem.
0ers gave their experience ID
the refrigerating business. d. c. Bent
ley If the I'll PAso Intcr-R@publics spoke
concerning tle precautions necessary 10
be taken il order 10 provide against reil-
road poolinga crd Chicago syndica!es.
At this iunCture the editor Of the Texas
SsoCkmaG give notice that San Antonio
would enter The race for location OF the
refrigerating establishment as dsrk
horse. Much Wrangling ensued upon
the motion 10 appoint q committee to
investigate the claims of the several con-
testing points and decide upon the most
suitable city. II was discovered that by
packing this committee any place might
secure the b nanzs, and the members
were hardly willing to leave so important
matter TO Col. John W. Simpson, who
is Dallas man.
Col. c. C. Slaughter very wisely sug-
gested that the amount Of stock neces-
sary be subscribed and then le. III stock.
holders themselves determine where tits
establishment snail be located. Here
followed little parliamentary firing
which got. the convention into quite u
tangle
! Judge Rector offered substitute for Q
resolution offered by Mr.. Daugherty
Mr.. Seeligson offered substitute for
The substitute.
Judge R-c,or moved the laying OF the
last substitute upon the ta0is, Dus when
/ he discovered inst such g. move would
csrrY lis substitute ana ali the cues sion
with j. = hastily vi .hdreW lis moti0a q
taoie.
! Judge RsCs0r's substitute wss & fasllsS
! adopted. m substitute is as follows:
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